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Smarten up please!

2:54pm Friday 24th May 2013

AS a season ticket holder I am very pleased and happy that the Saints are in the Premiership next season.

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South West thanks

2:54pm Friday 24th May 2013

I WOULD like to say a big thank you to South West Trains staff at Southampton.

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Kevin’s fitting farewell

2:41pm Friday 24th May 2013

I WAS delighted that you printed my letter, a tribute to ex-Saints footballer Kevin Moore, “Great Kevin Was Modest” (Daily Echo Letters May 13).

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I can’t see where I’m going

2:41pm Friday 24th May 2013

ARRIVING at a roundabout, you look right, assess the situation and, if clear, enter the roundabout and continue, the whole purpose being traffic flow and the ability to merge several lanes from different directions safely and without the need to stop.

X-ray delay puzzle

2:42pm Friday 24th May 2013

WHY does it take one to two weeks for an X-ray taken at Southampton Hospitals to be relayed back to the patients’ GP?

No need for Morrisons

2:40pm Friday 24th May 2013

I HAVE been told that Blockbuster in Portswood, Southampton, is being taken over by Morrisons.

This badger cull is a ‘cruel experiment’

4:24pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

AS members of the local Conservative Party in New Forest West, we are in a dilemma – and it’s not about gay marriage or the EU!

Illegal dumping

4:22pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

I’VE ALWAYS understood that a surveillance or security system had been placed at the bottle bank in Cannon Street, Shirley, Southampton, to prevent unlawful dumping of household and industrial rubbish, and yet on Tuesday, May 14 there were no less than six divan bed bases, mattresses and headboards dumped on this area.

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Thanks to you all

4:23pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

I WOULD like to say a big sncere thank you to the driver of a no.18 bus and one of his passengers who helped me in Southampton.

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Compulsory voting?

4:22pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

AS an octogenarian I am concerned about the future of our democracy, due to the lack of support shown by the electorate by not voting. Democracy can’t work effectively without participation.

Cyclists have to use path

4:21pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

I MUST comment on Alec Samuels’ letter (Thursday, May 16) concerning the footpath north of Woodmill, Southampton.

What does UKIP want?

6:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

I HAVE just a few questions here for UKIP.

Joke nearly turned into water tragedy

6:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

LAST bank holiday Monday, my family and I visit Manor Farm Country Park and went down to the pontoon to catch some crabs.

Awning anger

6:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

SITUATED at Shamrock Quay is a bar and restaurant called The Waterfront. The landlord and landlady make everyone feel so welcome.

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Ad was typical New Age piffle

6:14pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The half-page advertisement from Southern Water (Echo, May 15) is typical of the New Age piffle delivered by public and private utilities nowadays.

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State can’t decide on fluoride

6:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WHILE I welcome the Echo’s stance that they think it is wrong to mass medicate the population without their consent, may I remind the editor and the new council leader that it is against the law to medicate an individual without their consent.

Not a ‘tyrant’, but a respected leader

11:35am Tuesday 21st May 2013

IN response to the recent silly and offensive letters from Beryl Addison and Ted White about Margaret Thatcher, can I just point out that in a free democracy like ours “tyrants” do not win three consecutive general elections with huge majorities.

When is a bedroom not a bedroom for tax rule?

11:36am Tuesday 21st May 2013

WHEN the window tax was introduced people bricked up their windows to avoid paying the tax , evidence of which can still be seen today in older buildings.

Thanks for those maypole memories

11:34am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THANK you for the memories in the Daily Echo on Saturday, May 11.

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Very little open countryside left in our area

11:33am Tuesday 21st May 2013

I’M not sure where David Harrison (Letters, May 11) gets his figures from regarding our once green and pleasant land, certainly not from the Ordnance Survey when he comes out with ridiculous statements of 90 per cent being still absolute countryside but whatever the true figures, they are a shrinking figure.

Station reopening would be welcome

11:33am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Unison officials at Hampshire Constabulary welcome the news that Lyndhurst police station may be reopened.

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When will they listen to the public's view?

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

I HAVE recently been on a protest march against fluoride being added to our water supply.

The unseen kindness of Lady Thatcher

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

FOLLOWING the spiteful criticism levelled at the late Lady Thatcher by her opponents, perhaps I can highlight one of her many personal qualities – namely her immense kindness.

It is time to let the lady rest

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

I SEE by your columns that although the lady has been laid to rest, the public won’t let her. I personally think enough is enough.

Hitting motorists again

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

ONCE again our illustrious council has managed to come up with the easy option of targeting the motorist in order to fund their own benefits.

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Barriers to explanation

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

REGARDING the ongoing saga of the Itchen Bridge barriers, can somebody from Southampton City Council please explain why we need them back?

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Bad drivers, not bad roads, are to blame

2:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

THERE is no such thing as a dangerous road, only dangerous road users. Certainly some are more challenging than others, and if one cannot handle those conditions, then common sense suggests that they should stay away. The A31 is no different from other highways and deserves respect.

Wind turbines just a blot on landscape?

2:59pm Friday 17th May 2013

WITHOUT wishing to argue the point with a 12-year-old (he appears to be a very intelligent lad), on the subject of wind power (Letters, May 4), I would point out that we live on a planet that has boiled over with heat and energy for millions of years and will continue to do so when we are all long dead.

We saw a rat in children’s play area

2:59pm Friday 17th May 2013

I WAS visiting Southampton recently and while my wife shopped I took my daughters aged 4 and 7 to play on the swings in Mayflower Park.

Defunct golf club could still be made viable

2:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

I READ with interest the recent article (Daily Echo, May 11) about Fairthorne Manor Golf Club in Botley. I was a member for 23 years until it closed this month and I had to wait to join because it was so popular with a membership of nearly 400.

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This path is not for cyclists

5:21pm Thursday 16th May 2013

RIVERSIDE Park is a much treasured facility for the people of Southampton and beyond. To the north of Woodmill the footpath along the river is prohibited to cyclists, yet the prohibition is constantly ignored by cyclists. There are signs in place, though it has to be admitted that they are not too clear.

Get your trainers on!

5:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

IF THE spirit of London 2012 has inspired you and you’d like to get involved in a fun family event this summer, while raising money for a fantastic charity, then look no further.

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Election thanks

5:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I WOULD like to thank all the people that helped me during the build up to the Hampshire county elections.

Trying to see GPs

5:20pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I AM not criticising any particular practice or surgery or doctor because I know from other people that they are experiencing the same type of problems when they need to see a doctor, but how, with modern technology, is the service from GPs worse now than in the 1950s?

We are ashamed of Southampton

5:59pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

RE barriers being introduced back on Itchen Bridge “Bridge users may face barriers again”, Daily Echo, May 8), it seems to us that the Southampton city councillors are like the Government in that they are not listening to or taking any notice of public opinion.

We need to get out now

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE suggestion in the national press is that the euro zone is falling apart.

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No need for a 'fix'

5:59pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE system that is in place at the Itchen Bridge works, so why oh why do they want to change it? If the barriers break down no one will be able to get through but as it is now if the system breaks down at least we would be able to continue.

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Hospital praise

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

“THE NHS is dire. You would get better help in a Third World country. Wards are filthy, and I wouldn’t board my dog there.”

Costco membership

5:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

HAVING just read the news article (Daily Echo, May 10) on the retired carpenter Barry Sheath and his wife being refused Costco membership based on their professions I find myself baffled at Costco’s mentality.

Danger points on roads

5:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE letter from The Rt Rev Dr Richard Palmer noting lane convergence problems on Southampton’s roads are not confined to the city area.

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Tax the turnover

11:29am Tuesday 14th May 2013

NOW the taxation of large companies has reared its head once more, surely if we live in a capitalist society then the profit margins of those companies should be totally irrelevant to governmental taxation laws?

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Gwyn restored faith in human kindness

11:29am Tuesday 14th May 2013

I AM writing about a young man who knocked on my front door this afternoon.

UKIP was right

11:27am Tuesday 14th May 2013

IT IS about time someone somewhere said a few kind words about the UK Independence Party (UKIP). People are at last beginning to realise we were right where our membership of the EU was concerned and the detrimental side of mass immigration while our welfare, benefit and health care stand as they do today.

Fluoride thanks

11:28am Tuesday 14th May 2013

THANK you for publishing my letter “Is fluoridated water classed as ‘safe water?’ (Letters, May 3).

Sit down protest

11:24am Tuesday 14th May 2013

COULD someone from Southampton’s WestQuay shopping complex please explain why they have removed most of the seating?

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Many thanks

4:33pm Monday 13th May 2013

I would like to take this opportunity to say what an incredibly inspiring day I had at The Grange Comprehensive School in Christchurch.

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The price of a beer

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

I READ that MPs are plotting to cut drinks prices in Parliament bars — leaving taxpayers with the bill.

Seeing clearly now

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

SO pleased the lighter evenings are here now – there’s a bit more of a chance to dodge those pesky potholes that still plague our roads.

Keep the barriers away

4:31pm Monday 13th May 2013

I SEE in the Daily Echo that the council are considering reinstalling the barriers at the Itchen Bridge toll booths.

Buses are the issue

4:29pm Monday 13th May 2013

OVER £100 million will have been spent to build the new shopping village in Whiteley with shops opening until 8pm most evenings.

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